Marshall Fire lawsuits against Xcel continue to pile up

BOULDER COUNTY — About two dozen more Boulder County neighbors this week joined a growing list of plaintiffs suing Xcel Energy Inc. over its alleged role in the start of the devastating Marshall Fire in late December 2021. 

The lawsuit comes about three months after Boulder County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined that the Marshall Fire, which killed two people, had two root causes: high winds that uncovered a smoldering, days-old fire at the residence of the Twelve Tribes religious group, members of which live at a compound at 5325 Eldorado Springs Drive in Boulder County, and a malfunctioning Xcel powerline…